7:30 AM,
Mar. 20, 2013

Troy Merryfield, is consoled by Attorney John Peterson after giving emotional testimony at the Outagamie County Justice Center in Appleton last May. Post-Crescent Media learned that Outagamie County Judge Nancy Krueger dismissed the case on Monday, based on the agreement reached by the diocese and Todd and Troy Merryfield. No information was immediately available on the terms of the settlement.

Written by

Jim Collar
Post-Crescent Media

APPLETON - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay agreed to pay $700,000 to settle a civil lawsuit brought by two brothers who were molested by the Rev. John Feeney in the 1970s.

Outagamie County Judge Nancy Krueger dismissed the case on Monday based on the agreement reached by the diocese and Todd and Troy Merryfield. The settlement matches the verdict reached at a trial last year. Krueger overturned the verdict and ordered a new trial after finding a member of the jury was biased.